Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi meet on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia on Wednesday (October 23, 2024). , Photo credit: China Daily via Reuters
China has said that the withdrawal of troops by Chinese and Indian armies in eastern Ladakh is going on “smoothly” following the recent agreement between the two countries.
On 23 October 2024, Prime Minister Narendra Modi And Chinese President Xi Jinping Supported Agreement on patrolling and disengagement on LAC In eastern Ladakh during their bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia.
“In accordance with the resolutions that China and India recently reached on issues related to the border area, Chinese and Indian border troops are engaged in relevant operations,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said at a media briefing. Time is going smoothly.” In Beijing on Friday (October 25, 2024).
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India announced the agreement to withdraw troops from the conflict areas on October 21 and China confirmed it a day later, saying the two sides had reached “solutions on relevant matters” and Beijing was committed to implementing these resolutions. Will work with New Delhi for this.
Indian Army sources said on Friday (October 25), “Following the agreement, both countries have started withdrawal of troops at two friction points in Demchok and Depsang plains in eastern Ladakh and the process is expected to be completed by October 28-29.” is likely to.” 2024).
The agreement was reached only for these two friction points, he said, and negotiations were still ongoing for other areas.
Sources said patrolling will begin at these points after the completion of the disengagement process that started two days ago and both sides will withdraw their troops and destroy temporary structures.
Finally, he added, Areas and patrol positions are expected to be moved back At pre-April 2020 levels.
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Relations between the two Asian giants deteriorated after a deadly clash in the Galwan Valley in June 2020, the most serious military conflict between the two sides in decades.
Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said in New Delhi on Monday (October 21, 2024) that the agreement has been finalized after talks over the past several weeks and will resolve the issues that arose in 2020.
published – October 26, 2024 09:43 am IST